Working as a model, there were numerous times that I had trouble getting paid the money I was owed. While working with the Italian agency Paolo Tomei in 2002 and 2003, I had perhaps the most successful show seasons of my career. I was walking the runway for many of the top Italian fashion houses, averaging 26 shows per season, and in that period I amassed earnings of over €240,000. I had yet to receive any payment when I learned the agency was declaring bankruptcy. [...][Continue Reading...]